News-Decoder: Staking out new ground

News-Decoder: Staking out new ground

The problem? News without context. The solution? An exchange of viewpoints. The upshot? Global understanding. By Nelson Graves News-Decoder is based on a problem and a premise. Problem: Young people have never had so much news at their fingertips. They cannot escape...

A new start

A new start

abm abm2 e1435852970577 Today intern Pauline Bock and I moved into News-Decoder’s office space, which we share with an adventure travel not-for-profit in Paris. Aïka, an adorable two-month-old Shiba Inu, greeted us at the start of our first day in the new digs...

News-Decoder ambassadors

News-Decoder ambassadors

A special thanks to four young News-Decoder supporters for their work in promoting our mission: Rae Ellen Bichell, Catherine Cheney, Erin Devine and Alin Horj. Alin and Catherine are co-winners of our crowd-funding contest as one of two supporters who referred the...

Curious, independent and intrepid

Curious, independent and intrepid

When Jasmine Horsey wrote to News-Decoder, she sent five writing samples. They ranged from women’s rights in Guatemala to a TEDx conference. When Jasmine Horsey wrote to ask about News-Decoder, she submitted five writing samples. They focused on women’s rights in...

Dreaming big and global

Dreaming big and global

She published a novel at age 20. A newspaper article she wrote recently has gone viral. She has just completed a double master’s in journalism from Columbia University in New York and Sciences Po in Paris. She has written for publications in France, Britain and the...

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